On the 31-05-13 at around 10.40 pm two men were walking along Adelaide Street in St Albans when they were approached by a group of men of African appearance who assaulted them and stole a slab of beer they were carrying. The two victims ran to their nearby residence and locked themselves inside. A short…

Child abuse is a general term that is used to describe maltreatment of a child or neglect of a child and which can be physical, sexual or emotional. The type of child abuse that is very insidious is child sexual abuse and it is very prevalent with many disturbing reports coming from all around the…

Aggravated burglary is termed to be a burglary that is compounded due to the use of a weapon in the burglary. Usually burglars will not have any weapons while doing the act and will only have tools that will help them in burglary. But there are a few burglars who tend to use weapons during…

Psychologists with experience in trauma wanted for contract referral work. You will be able to work from your own office and under the guidance of our organization which will provide full marketing and administration support under a licence agreement. This is a unique opportunity for motivated psychologists to further develop their own professional practice within…

Statistics suggest that one in every 6 women and one out of every 33 men have been the victim of a rape. Whenever a man or a woman is subjected to a sexual assault they will feel as if the whole world has let them down and there are different emotions that sexual assault victims will…

There has been an increase in the number of domestic violence cases that have been reported all over the world and that is a worrying sight and has to be dealt with immediately before things get out of control. Domestic violence cases are regularly reported, but only some of them are violent enough where a…

On Tuesday the 21st May 2013 at around 3.30 pm a male assailant entered a residential address on Georgette Crescent in Endeavour Hills and assaulted the seventy-three-year-old female occupant with a sharp object resulting in injuries to her neck. The elderly female victim remains in hospital with life threatening injuries. Police believe that the assailant…

Have you lived through a disease, experienced any kind of traumatic disaster or been through a long war combat? After a life-threatening disaster or adversity, people usually have reactions such as having trouble or unable to sleep, tragic memories of past events, suicidal tendencies, etc. If such kinds of reactions keep on haunting you, you…

Whenever a crime occurs, the victim undergoes a lot of physical and psychological trauma. All crime victims will suffer from injuries and the primary classification of these injuries are monetary (financial), physical and emotional. Monetary and physical injuries are easily visible and therefore there is a solution to cope with that. But the emotional or…

On the 23rd May 2013 at around 11.00 am a female aged in her twenties was walking through a track at the Banyule Flats Reserve in Heidelberg when she was grabbed from behind. The assailant removed her top and used it to blindfold her before leading her into a forested part of the reserve. The…

On the 28th May 2013 at around 7.30 pm two women were at a car wash on Dinah Parade in Keilor East when an unknown male got into the back seat and threatened the two females with a large knife demanding their purses and mobile phones. The male assailant then told the victims to drive…

On Wednesday 29th May 2013 at around 8.00 am a male shopkeeper was opening up his business premises on Huntingdale Road in Oakleigh East when he was approached by an unknown male who asked him for change for the bus. As the victim was accommodating the male’s request the male first slashed him to his…

On the 29-05-13 at around 4.00 am two armed assailants wearing balaclavas threatened staff at the Gisborne Service Station with a gun. Earlier this week, on the 27-05-13, there was an attempted robbery at the Macedon petrol station where staff were threatened. Victims of crime for financial support and professional advice call Victims of Crime…

The crime rate across Victoria has increased by 3.8%. The total number of offences has increased by 5.6%, to a total of 403,618 offences up by 21,347 offences. Crime against the person has increased by 7.4%. Assaults are up 11.9%. Crime against property has decreased by 0.4%. Residential burglaries are up 1.2%. Theft of motor…

The Victims Rights and Support Bill 2013 passed through the lower house on 22-05-13 and will now be debated in the upper house. NSW is in the process of abolishing its existing Victims Compensation Scheme and replacing it with a Victims Support Scheme that will significantly reduce the amount of financial compensation awarded to victims…

On the 27-05-13 at around 3.00 pm a forty-year-old female was walking along a beach track in Sandringham when she was grabbed by a male assailant who dragged her into bushes where he physically assaulted her and attempted to sexually assault her. The female victim fought off the assailant and screamed for help at which…

On the 23-05-13 at around 8.20 am an eleven year-old girl was the victim of an attempted abduction as she walked to school in Greensborough. The young victim was approached by a male aged in his forties to fifties soon after she was dropped off by her mother near her school. The assailant grabbed the young…

On the 22-05-13 at around 12.00 am a twenty-eight-year-old male was involved in an altercation with another male which moved into the hotel car park. The male then produced a pen gun and drove his motor vehicle towards the victim before crashing into the hotel. The assailant was charged with numerous offences including conduct endangering…

On the 19-05-13 at around 5.50 am a twenty-four-year-old male was walking along Carlisle Street in St Kilda when he became involved in an argument with a group of others. The victim was struck to the head with a bottle and was taken to hospital with serious injuries. Police are appealing for witnesses to the…

On the 16-05-13 at around 8.30 pm a thirty-year-old male and a thirty-two-year-old female were walking through the McCrae Street car park in Dandenong when they were approached by a gang described to be of African appearance. The gang threatened to stab the two victims with bottles if they did not hand over their possessions.…